Friends, Fun   and Frolicking in the Sun

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​A NEW HOME FOR SUNCOAST SQUARES -  Suncoast Squares are now dancing at a new location at Allendale UMC, 3803 Haines Road N, Saint Petersburg 33703. The main parking lot is behind the sanctuary building and the door we enter is located there. We'll have signs up to direct you to the dancing. (For most of you, your phone will be able to get you to the new location). A picture of the canopy over the entrance we'll be using is below.  ​​​​​  

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NEW CLASSES have started  - September 22nd marked the official start of the new Mainstream class. Any new people that show up will be brought up to speed but new calls will be added as we start progressing through the call list. The PLUS class will also start over that night for anyone wanting to move up from Mainstream to Plus. New Advanced and a new Challenge classes started on October 2nd.​​
 

Next Board Meeting, Wed Oct 22nd at PoFolks on 34th St. Meeting will begin at 6:30pm. Club members are invited to attend.

HALLOWEEN DANCE - Sunday, October 19, from 4-6pm. Scotty will be calling. Costumes are encouraged.

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FTF 2026 "Step & Slide into Fashion". Guest caller will be Michael Levy from San Francisco, with our regular callers Chris Phillips and Scotty Sharrer. Dates are February 13-16th, 2026. Look for more information in the coming months. The board will be looking for volunteers to help with planning and organizing.

The 43rd IAGSDC Convention "Montréal Mix" July 1-5, 2026 - Now that the convention in San Francisco is over it's time to look ahead to next year. Registration for the convention is $315 CAD ($230 USD) until December 31st. You can register and pay online at 
https://montrealmix2026.com/register/ 
The convention hotel, Le Centre Sheraton Montréal, is now taking reservations. Go to the Montréal Mix website to make your booking to get the convention rate. 
https://montrealmix2026.com/hotel/   
Travel to Canada requires a valid passport. Be sure to renew if your passport expires within 6 months after the convention dates. More information is available at their website.
https://montrealmix2026.com/

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MONDAY REVIEW - There will be a Review Session this week at 6:30 for those that would like to review what was taught last week. Anyone who is new needs to come for the review at 6:30 and we will do our best to bring you up to speed with the new class. New calls are added each week and eventually it will be too difficult to catch up to the rest of the class as we progress through the mainstream list. Bob will lead the review.

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MONDAY EVENING dancing from 7:00 to 8:30, JR will be calling. We'll review what was taught during the the previous week and add a few new calls.  The cost will be $5 for the evening. Casual dress and comfortable shoes are important. 
Plus will be from 8:30 - 9:30. A new Plus class has started and each week will include new calls

 

• October 27th will be our Halloween dance. No new calls will be taught that night. We will also be celebrating October birthdays. 

DANCING THIS THURSDAY-  C1 will be from 6:30-7:30pm, and A1 will be from 7:30-9:00pm. JR will be calling. We'll be reviewing as needed and adding some new calls.

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WHERE WE DANCE : We dance at Allendale United Methodist Church, 3803 Haines Rd. N, Saint Pete 33703. The main parking lot is behind the sanctuary building and the door we enter is located there. We'll have signs up to direct you to the dancing. (For most of you, your phone will be able to get you to the location).

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RESOURCES TO LEARN OR REVIEW SQUARE DANCE CALLS - For those of you who wish to review calls or get a head start on learning new calls, there are links to a couple of teaching websites on the Suncoast Squares website: Go to suncoastsquares.com and look for the ribbon menu on the top of the page. Select "More" on the right, and then select "Resources".

 

Links to two different websites may be helpful to you:

Taminations - the calls are listed and then illustrated by little emojis. Chose "SSD" if you are in the new class, or chose the appropriate level for other calls.

Saddlebrook Squares - There are lessons systematically going through the calls. The calls are illustrated by traditional square dancers, which makes the "girls" and "boys" more easily identified than they are in our club (smile). Find the square dance lessons in the middle of the page and look for Mainstream if you are in our new class (This is the SSD level we are learning plus a few more calls). You should be able to find all the calls that we have learned.

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A NOTE ABOUT SECURITY - Please be sure your car is locked when you attend our dances.

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FRIDAY WALK

The Friday walks have resumed! A small group of Suncoast Squares generally meets at Lake Seminole Park on Fridays at 11:30 for a walk and then a picnic (bring your own food). We meet at Pavilion 9. Contact Alan or Sue if you have questions about this activity. We will meet for the walk in the park this Friday.

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